In our quest to visit all MLB stadiums, we went on a trip with Grandma, Uncle Steve and Aunt Kelly down toward the capitol, to go to a Nationals game and an Orioles game. There were only a few weekends all year that both teams are playing at home, so we had planned this trip a few months in advance. Little did we know that it would be RIDICULOUSLY hot, hitting over 100 both days we went to the games. Despite the heat, we all survived, and even had a good time!
Our first night, we went to the Washington Nationals game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Eli sported his Jeter Yankees onesie (and that's it -- trashy, but it was sooo hot!) in support of the Rays losing. It was a hot night, but we had great seats and plenty of room to relax.
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| Us with Thomas Jefferson at Nationals Park. |
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Eli watched most of the game with Aunt Kelly.
(I think she became his favorite because she
kept giving him ice cubes! Oh, and she's fun!) |
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| "It's so hot, Mommy!" |
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| The Wynnes at Nationals Park |
This trip included Eli's first hotel stay and he loved it! I am pretty sure his favorite part was the giant bed. Ryan and I got a room with a king-sized bed so that we'd have room for the pack-n-play and Eli went nuts over it. I think he also liked that Grandma, Aunt Kel and Uncle Steve were just across the hall and we could go visit them every night!
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| "I love this giant bed!" |
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| "I could sleep on this bed every night!" |
The next day, we hung out in Baltimore for a bit ... but mainly it was so hot we all felt awful. So we ate lunch (Ryan ate only ice cream!) down in the Inner Harbor and then hung out in the air-conditioned hotel. Eli, Ryan and I also met up with our good friend Jenny for some drinks
(how did we not get any pictures?? Curses!). It was so nice to see Jenny and have her meet Eli!
Luckily, it rained right as that night's baseball game was going to start, so it did cool a bit (though only a bit). Another amazing stroke of luck -- our game seats were undercover, so we didn't get wet at all! It was a nice night with the Baltimore Orioles playing the Washington Nationals (so it was packed!).
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"What? Another baseball game?
I'm cheering for the Mets tonight!" |
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| The Wynnes at Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
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| One last playtime on the bed! |
On the way back up north, we all headed to Atlantic City. Grandma, Uncle Steve and Aunt Kelly spent the night, but we just hung out for the day and then drove home. It was too hot for the beach, but we had a great time in the hotel pool with Grandma
(Mommy also had some fun gambling with Uncle Steve and Aunt Kelly!)!
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Hard to tell, but he is splashing and trying
to grab the water.
(He likes to grab and examine everything!) |
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| Swimming was so fun, we had to nap! |
While it was hot, we had a great time and a wonderful adventure with Uncle Steve, Aunt Kel and Grandma! Can't wait for some more adventures to go see all the rest of the MLB stadiums!
